Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-04-15
HORSE GONSII,.

HORSE GOSSIP.
J. i. N4uticson Of Brushton, n. H..
has sold Lad, N. TO a Mr. Tanner of "A
bany. for 5000.
The stock horse "Hlackhawk." owned
hv Waller Davis Of Dmvillr, has been
sold to Mr.. Il. \. sylvester of Nurthamp-
ton, Mass, for $3.50.
Young Columbus, Jr., is the name of n
standard bred trotting stallion in charge
Of r. a. Richardson Of Brandon. He
stands IL hands high, weighs 1900 pounds
and Is IL years old. The animal has u
record Of 2.20 and was bred by j. McKins-
try OF Schuyiervile, y. Y.
one of the best horses in the town of
Alburgh is said to be the four-year-old
mare Wha.ebone, owned Ivy James Car
rigan, the popular station agent at East
Alburgh. Whale bone Is one OF Wuodburn
Pilots progeny, aud half-sister 10 the
fast stallion, Gen Ballard. She il an inch
over - hands high, weighs over 975
pounds and is coal black. The mare is
stylish, exceedingly fine gated and has
already developed much speed.
Rev. j. G.. Goodiug of Winooski may be
proud Of being the pO,sessor OF probably
the incest and most valuable II months
old FLY in the state Of Vermont She is
brown with black trimmings, l5lf hands
high barefOoted, yet large as she is, there
is not II coarse thing about her. She was
dykes IlamhletOnian, her grandam by
Gen. Knox, her great grandam by Henry
Clay and her great, great grandam by One
Eyed Kentucky Hunter. She shows su-
perlor action.
T.. X. Brayton Of Alburgh Centre
writes: "COnsiderable has been s0id rela-
tive to remarkable trotting horses in this
country, which as Il factor for furnishing
amusement, is fast becoming general
having made Within the past decade lup9
strides in popular favor. This country
has produced many excellent horses, and
it Is not lnfrequent to hear of some flyer
making extraordinary good time, but it
seldom occurs that trOtter III campaign
ing makes the excellent showing of vic
tories as recorded in the following table,
which gives the races in which brown geld
ing Rex, owned by Mr.. ID l.. Parker, par
ticI pated during 1886. In the season of $50
this horse sired by Earthquake, trotted
in "A races, IL of which were victories.
Beside this Rex trotted double with
Aaron f., owned by r. Holcomb.
This event occurred AT Taunton, Sept.
49, and was won easily by the New
Bedford team. This record is an excellent
one and we doubt if there are many ami
mails that can accomplish as good sea,
sons work and retain their vlgor and
health us this gelding has done Mr..
Parker may well feel proud of this horse
which no doubt will make a good showing
the coming season. His record, which is
2:22 1-2, was made at Springfield, Mass,
Sept. 5, in the second heat OF 2:27 class
exhibition"
from Middlebury as follows John Holmes
q Son, of Charlotte, have one of the most
promising breeding establishments III the
State. The horses are Champlain and
Andes. Champlain is rich bay, 154
hands, coming four years old. He is by
Winooski, son, of WAIKIKI Chief. Wi
noosk's dam was by Seely's American
Star. Champlain's dam is Lady Ethan,
by Holabird's Ethan Allen I'd dam Lady
Waikiki, by Waikiki Chief; Sd dam Lady
of the Lake, by Young Rather Beers 81 a
son of Biggart's Rather; 4th dam Clara
by Young Mambrino, son of Washing
Flora, by Washington, by Mambrino Pay.
master. Andes is bred almost exactly
like Champlaia, being by Winooski, dam
Lady Waikiki, by WAIKIKI Chief. Follow
ing these pedigrees out we find that
Champlain has twelve strains Of imp.
Messenger and nine strains of imp. dom
ger, and IL OF imp. Diomed. Andes is
coming two years, is a bay brown, stands
10 hands high, has powerful set of legs,
long, strong quarters, wide, powerful
loins. short back, high, sharp withers,
shoulder sloping and very prominent
the joint, which is wide and clean, with
out any supertiuous flesh, head broad
with taperng muzzle, large nostrl, and
large, prominent eye. His disposition is
perfect. Mr.. Charles Holmes has charge of
the horse department, and he showed us
couple of weanlings by Champlain that
were great for both beauty and speed.
For broodmares we found Lady Wal
kill, bay, 1914 hands, foaled 1873, by Val
XIII Chief, dam Lady of the Lake, by
Beers's Young Rather, etc, us given in
pedigree of ,Champlain. This is fast
trot in 2;35 Kitty Clay is a game-looking
bay mare, l6 hands, by Claybrino son of
Mambrno Pilot out of Molle Harrison,
by Cassius NJ. Clay. Kitty Clay's dam is
Lady Waikiki above. Kitty has one foal
by Winooski that is now eight years old
that can trot in 2;30 at any time. He is
called Ben B. Kitty Clay has trotted
quarters in 35 seconds. She can go into
the 2:3O list at any time. Lady Ethan,
the dam of Champain, is bay mare,
foaled 1880, by Holabird's Ethan Allen,
dam Lady Waikiki. She stands 15I
hands, and can without much handling
trot IN 2;40. Jennie is a brown mare l5l4
hands, by Honest Abe, by Abraham, dam
by Billy Bowlegs. We were next shown
large bay Morgan mare that they are
breeding to Champlan. OF the young
stock there were Jim Blaine own brother
to Champlain and Lizzie H., own sister
to Andes. These are coming three years
and are driven together. Mr.. Holmes
thinks them capable of going together in
300 now. Stella II. is brown filly, by
Raven, son of Milton. dam Kitty Clay
This is a large, fine gated one. Fanny H
aud Tinker are the two weanlings pre-
yiously referred to, by Champlain, dam
Jennie, and a young mare of unknown
blood, which they call Young Lady. Bo
Peep foaled 1885, by Raven, dam Lady
Ethan is PAGER.